27th annual Firefighters Blues Festival raises funds for children injured in house fires

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The 27th annual Firefighters Blues Festival fills Kamm Park with music.

The event features multiple artists and bands performing blues for the community.

"Our first blues fest, we had like 750 people, and I think the past few years, we've gone 10 times more than that, if not larger," said Eric Griffin, President of South Bend Firefighters local 362.

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The blues started at 1 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. but the Fest is all about raising funds for Hoosier Burn Camp, an Indiana camp for children who have been injured by housefires.

"They have a day camp for kids that have been affected by you know injuries that they've sustained during house fires, all the way up until assistance when they get into adulthood," said Griffin.